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The Sword and the Dollar

Program #PARM019.
Recorded in Vancouver, WA
on January 28, 1999.

U.S. foreign policy objectives sometimes conflict with its professed values. On the one hand, the U.S. affirms its dedication to democracy and human rights, and on the other, it supports dictators and repressive regimes. Do the interests of large U.S.-based multinational corporations factor into the formulation of foreign policy? What role does the world's most powerful military force play? Is there an intersection between the sword and the dollar?

Speaker(s):

Michael Parenti is a brilliant orator and one of this country's foremost independent political analysts. He has taught at major colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author of numerous books including Democracy for the Few, The Face of Imperialism and The Assassination of Julius Caesar.